[geeks] "Stress test" for Vista system - suggestions sought...

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Sat Sep 8 23:39:40 CDT 2007


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From: Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at verizon.net>
>
> OK, OK, keep your smart-aleck remarks to yourself, but I've just put together a 
> system,a nd I am concerned about its "health" - I want to "burn it in" for a 
> while (overnight should do it), and the machine currently has Vista installed - 
> anyone have some ideas?
> 
> I'd rather not load an involved "distributed" problem-solving program SETI at Home 
> got too confusing for me ;^), but if there is anything that I could either run 
> under Vista or run off media (Live CD, etc.) that would be perfect...
> 
> The machine ran like a pig when I first put Vista Business x64 on it (things 
> took FOREVER to complete), and system had 4x 1 Gig 667 MHz RAM from Crucial. 
> I've since cross-graded to 2x 800 MHz OCZ DIMMs, and the system seems much 
> quicker...
> 
> Anyway, thanks in advance...
> 
> Lionel

Why do you tease us this way?  :)

Bob



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